Affan Ahmad
@affanahmad
Senior Compliance Analyst specializing in AML/KYC, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
What I'm looking for
I am a Senior Compliance Analyst with four years' experience in financial crime risk management across banking and fintech, delivering end-to-end onboarding, UBO identification, EDD, sanctions/PEP screening and governance reporting under global AML/CTF frameworks.
I have improved audit readiness and operational efficiency—onboarding 200+ institutional clients, reducing team error rates by 25%, and supporting regulatory reviews across multiple jurisdictions while mentoring junior analysts and contributing to process automation and eKYC testing.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Senior AML / KYC Analyst
The Bank of New York Mellon
Sep 2023 - Present (2 years 1 month)
Manage end-to-end onboarding, UBO identification and risk classification for institutional and private investors, improving governance reporting and reducing team error rates by 25% through quality reviews and process enhancements.
Conducted CDD/ongoing monitoring, fraud and UAR investigations, and assigned risk ratings while supervising shifts and mentoring new hires to improve consistency and escalate regulatory breaches to MLRO.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
SGH Warsaw School of Economics
Postgraduate Diploma, Corporate Governance, Risk & Compliance
2024 - 2025
Grade: 5
Postgraduate Diploma in Corporate Governance, Risk & Compliance with a final grade of 5 and a thesis on Corporate Governance, Risk and Compliance Management.
UITM Rzeszow
Bachelor's Degree, Aviation Management
2018 - 2022
Bachelor's degree in Aviation Management completed between October 2018 and July 2022.
SEGi Malaysia
Foundation, Foundation in Science
2016 - 2018
Foundation in Science program undertaken from October 2016 to March 2018.
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